Newton Corner, Massachusetts
Encyclopedia
Newton Corner is a village
of Newton, Massachusetts
, United States
. Newton Corner borders Brighton, a neighborhood of Boston, as well as the city of Watertown, Massachusetts
. Newton Corner is divided by the Massachusetts Turnpike
(I-90
), it has on-off access in both directions at Exit 17.
The Chamberlayne School, now Mount Ida College
, was founded in 1899 as a private all-female high school on Mount Ida Hill in Newton Corner.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
of Newton, Massachusetts
Newton, Massachusetts
Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States bordered to the east by Boston. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Newton was 85,146, making it the eleventh largest city in the state.-Villages:...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Newton Corner borders Brighton, a neighborhood of Boston, as well as the city of Watertown, Massachusetts
Watertown, Massachusetts
The Town of Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,915 at the 2010 census.- History :Archeological evidence suggests that Watertown was inhabited for thousands of years before the arrival of settlers from England...
. Newton Corner is divided by the Massachusetts Turnpike
Massachusetts Turnpike
The Massachusetts Turnpike is the easternmost stretch of Interstate 90. The Turnpike begins at the western border of Massachusetts in West Stockbridge connecting with the Berkshire Connector portion of the New York State Thruway...
(I-90
Interstate 90
Interstate 90 is the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It is the northernmost coast-to-coast interstate, and parallels US 20 for the most part. Its western terminus is in Seattle, at Edgar Martinez Drive S. near Safeco Field and CenturyLink Field, and its eastern terminus is in...
), it has on-off access in both directions at Exit 17.
Education
- Underwood Elementary School (Public) - 101 Vernon Street
- Bigelow Middle School (Public) - 42 Vernon Street
- Newton Country Day SchoolNewton Country Day SchoolNewton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart is a private, all-girls Roman Catholic high school and middle school located on the Loren Towle Estate in Newton, Massachusetts, as part of the Sacred Heart Network of 21 schools in the United States and 44 countries abroad...
(Private) - 785 Centre Street
The Chamberlayne School, now Mount Ida College
Mount Ida College
Mount Ida College is a private college in Newton, Massachusetts offering professional undergraduate and graduate degrees.-History:The Mount Ida School for Girls was a private all-female high school founded in 1899 by George Franklin Jewett, named after the hill on which it was located in Newton...
, was founded in 1899 as a private all-female high school on Mount Ida Hill in Newton Corner.
Notable residents
- Robert PinskyRobert PinskyRobert Pinsky is an American poet, essayist, literary critic, and translator. From 1997 to 2000, he served as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. Pinsky is the author of nineteen books, most of which are collections of his own poetry...
, former US Poet Laureate - Sidewalk SamSidewalk SamSidewalk Sam is the pseudonym of Robert Charles Guillemin , a Boston-based artist who resides in Newton, Massachusetts. He is best recognized for his reproductions of European masterpieces, chalked or painted on the sidewalk...
(Robert Guillemin), folk artist - Taylor TwellmanTaylor TwellmanTaylor Twellman is a retired American soccer player who currently works as a television analyst for the Philadelphia Union and ESPN soccer.-Youth and College:Taylor was raised in St...
, soccer player